MUSIC IT can take a long time supporting artists before a singer can enjoy the centre stage spotlight but thanks to advice from Jack Savoretti, Nottingham-born Georgie was prepared to wait for her chance to shine. She’s supported Blossoms, Tom Walker and Jake Bugg and the softly toned bluesy/folk/rock singer is now enjoying a year of touring having released her Georgie: Live! album at the end of the Summer. Georgie speaks to Susie Daniels about her music and how a making a cup of tea after a hangover can be the best gesture of love from someone special…
There’s been no stopping me since I got the Bugg to get a word out of me especially the closer it gets to the gig. I’ve met Jack Savoretti. He’s so humble and nice. Helps with any questions. He has had to work really hard and he’s now into his sixth album. I think Mark fancies him! He’s cool. He’s still got his feet on the ground and has no ego. Many photos taken of you are in black and white or bleached out colour. Is that because the look is a good fit for your music? It’s because I love it. I’m so nostalgic at heart. I think I was born in the wrong era. My mum was massively into fashion. She’s got a box of old Vogue magazines and some of her old outfits from the Sixties are amazing and laughable. She’s got record players. What were your influences growing up? I didn’t discover music until I was 13. Before that I was obsessed with football. If I hadn’t found music I was very close to semi-professional playing. I got trials at Derby County the same month I picked up my guitar. I was influenced by my mum playing old records like Fleetwood Mac, Jodi Mitchell and Aretha Franklin – strong females from the Sixties and Seventies. I also listened to Stevie Nicks and Linda Rondstadt. My uncle played Elvis songs. My mum’s sister who passed away before I was born played guitar and sang and my dad played guitar. My twin brother Sam who lives in Paris does photography and has done some work for me.
Tomorrow Streets live has a sit down festival vibe. What’s it about? It’s about my mum and her brother. She had kids young and some things I think she would have liked to have achieved but she never did. It’s about people putting things on the back burner. YOU tweeted a few months ago the coolest looking guitar with what looks like a washing machine drum in the middle. I ended up buying it. It’s a Gretch Resonator old blues guitar used to play Americana. I’m still saving up for guitars so not that big yet that I can just buy what I like!
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Georgie plays Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s on January 28th, Glasgow Hug & Pint on January 30th.
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